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The historical society for the country's first Black owned and operated television station, WGPR, launches a series of screenings and talkbacks with filmmakers. The first documentary focuses on the lives lost during the 1967 Detroit rebellion. Plus, we'll preview our upcoming Education Roadshow with a look at the educational challenges in Detroit's Brightmoor community. Episode 4547.

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The call has gone out for 2,500 volunteers to mentor students in the Cornerstone Schools when classes resume next month. Plus, independent filmmakers show off their culturally diverse works at a Detroit-based film festival in downtown Detroit. Episode 4543.

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We talk with the head of a minority firm selected to support the Ilitches new District Detroit project. Plus, native Detroiter and entertainment host Shaun Robinson comes home to help launch a museum exhibit about WGPR-TV. Episode 4416.

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Former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is here to talk about the next phase of his mentoring program for young men of color in Detroit. We hear how the initiative has grown over the past year. Plus, aspiring young filmmakers will have a chance to follow in the footsteps of the late documentary producer Ted Talbert. We have details on a new scholarship program named in his honor. Episode 4403.

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Dr. Alma Stallworth, the first and only black woman to serve as chair of the powerful Public Utilities Committee, joins us to discuss her new memoir. On September 29, 1075, WGPR-TV began broadcasting from a building on East Jefferson, becoming the first black-owned television station in the country. Plus, On This Day Detroit spotlights more important moments in Detroit’s black history. Ep 4316

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Hundreds of young people have become successful college graduates thanks to Detroit's first black mayor. We'll talk with the Executive Director of the Coleman A. Young Foundation. Plus, hundreds of Detroiters get a chance to tell their own stories about their city through the lens of a video camera. We'll tell you about a project that documents one day in Detroit.